Peru faces food, fuel shortages as protesters dig in
Shortages in Peru of basic products, including increasingly expensive fuel and food, continued to mount Wednesday as over a month of anti-government demonstrations showed no end in sight.
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Lula says 'urgent' Mercosur seals EU deal before China talks
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called for South American trade bloc Mercosur to urgently seal a free trade agreement with the European Union before negotiating with China.
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Colombian drug lord 'Otoniel' pleads guilty in New York court
One of Colombia's most notorious drug lords pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking charges in a New York court Wednesday as part of a plea deal.
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Bellingham 'irreplaceable', says Dortmund's Kehl
Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl on Wednesday said the club wants to hold onto English teen star Jude Bellingham "for a long time".
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Still no sign of missing British actor Julian Sands: US sheriff
Mountain rescuers in California who have been searching for Julian Sands for almost two weeks say there is still no sign of the British actor, as the missing man's family acknowledged he may have perished.
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Poland vaunts diplomatic win after German tank decision
Poland on Wednesday vaunted the key role its tenacious diplomatic wrangling played in Germany deciding to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine after weeks of feet dragging by Berlin.
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US urges probe, dialogue after Eswatini rights leader killed
The United States called Wednesday for an impartial probe in Eswatini into the killing of a top opposition leader and urged political dialogue, as Russia seeks influence in Africa's last absolute monarchy.
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Chiefs' Mahomes 'feels good' about injury
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will practice on Wednesday as he recovers from an ankle injury and says he "feels good" ahead of Sunday's AFC Championship clash with the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Mauritania's ex-leader faces graft charges in landmark trial
The trial of Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday with the dramatic image of the former head of state in a cage-like box answering accusations he amassed an illicit personal fortune during his 11 years in power.
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'Soledar is gone': Ukraine admits Russia controls Donetsk town
On a road near Soledar, members of Ukraine's territorial defence launched a surveillance drone towards the front line, where fighting is raging to hold back waves of fierce Russian attacks.
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